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Three recent albums are muscling the big band jazz tradition into the new decade, each in its own way.
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Software Review: Vivid-Pix RESTORE – AI Photo Time Machine
New software Viv-d-Pix RESTORE makes bringing faded photos, slides and documents back to life fast a…
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Music Reviews: An ‘Ultimate’ Edition of John Lennon’s First Major Solo Album, Plus Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’
A new box set expands the ex-Beatle's first solo album to include six CDs, two Blu-rays, and a book.…
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Film Review: ‘The Legend of Hell’s Gate’ – Drama or Documentary?
The Legend of Hell's Gate takes viewers back to the really wild west, with maybe no good guys to be …
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TV Interview: Chris Brandon, Writer and Creator of ‘Bloodlands’
Chris Brandon describes his creative process behind the new Irish crime thriller, 'Bloodlands', avai…
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SXSW Film Review: ‘Under the Volcano’ – George Martin’s Magical Musical World
A small Caribbean island was the birthplace of some of the most popular music of the 20th century. …
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Music Reviews: Big Band Blues and Jazz from Swingadelic, Jim Waller Big Band, Ian Charleton Big Band
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Software Review: Vivid-Pix RESTORE – AI Photo Time Machine
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TV Interview: Fran Drescher from ‘The Nanny’
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Family Game Review: ‘Hide ‘N Cheek’ from Big G Creative
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Film Review: ‘The Legend of Hell’s Gate’ – Drama or Documentary?
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part Two): On Working with Lou Reed, Neil Young, and Bruce Springsteen
In part 2, Nils Lofgren talks life on the road with The Boss, writing with Lou Reed, and his recent reunion with Neil Young.
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Interview with Nils Lofgren (Part One): On New Live Record ‘Weathered,’ A Life of Touring, and More
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Interview: Actress Paula Garcés, Co-Creator of ‘World of Aluna’
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Robert F. Kennedy: Remembering the Morning of June 6, 1968:
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Interview: Leslie Peters, Author of ‘Finding Time to Lead: Seven Practices to Unleash Outrageous Potential’
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March Sadness – How Much More Can We Take?
In these waning days of March 2021, I have been inflicted with a deep and abiding March sadness.
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March 2020 – March 2021: The Year of Living Dangerously
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Remote Learning – The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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Coronavirus – Celebrating a New Year’s Eve Unlike Any Other
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Coronavirus – MLB Will Have a 60-Game 2020 Season!
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Movie Review: ‘White Riot’
'White Riot' is about events that took place 40 years ago but its message of unite in a fight against the right is still important today.
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My Private Messages from the Trumps
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‘What’s The Matter With Kansas?’ – A Deconstruction
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State of the Union Circa 2020 – Part IV
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State of the Union Circa 2020 – Part III
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Software Review: ‘Adobe Premiere Rush’ – Speed Without Mickey Mouse
Adobe Premiere Rush has introduced new features to help you speed up or slow down your video.
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Sentencing 101: How the Justice System Works
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Nine Ways to Childproof Your Home
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Capturing Marketing Productivity in a Sea of Distractions
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Five Ways Americans are Saving Hundreds Each Month
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Software Review: Vivid-Pix RESTORE – AI Photo Time Machine
New software Viv-d-Pix RESTORE makes bringing faded photos, slides and documents back to life fast and easy.
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Music Reviews: An ‘Ultimate’ Edition of John Lennon’s First Major Solo Album, Plus Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’
-
Film Review: ‘The Legend of Hell’s Gate’ – Drama or Documentary?
-
TV Interview: Chris Brandon, Writer and Creator of ‘Bloodlands’
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SXSW Film Review: ‘Under the Volcano’ – George Martin’s Magical Musical World
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Music Reviews: Big Band Blues and Jazz from Swingadelic, Jim Waller Big Band, Ian Charleton Big Band
Three recent albums are muscling the big band jazz tradition into the new decade, each in its own way.
Read More » -
Software Review: Vivid-Pix RESTORE – AI Photo Time Machine
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TV Interview: Fran Drescher from ‘The Nanny’
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Family Game Review: ‘Hide ‘N Cheek’ from Big G Creative
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Film Review: ‘The Legend of Hell’s Gate’ – Drama or Documentary?
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TV Interview: Fran Drescher from ‘The Nanny’
Fran Drescher revisits 'The Nanny', now streaming on HBO Max, and highlights her latest Cancer Schmancer initiative.
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TV Interview: Chris Brandon, Writer and Creator of ‘Bloodlands’
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SXSW Film Review: Justine Bateman’s ‘Violet’ Breaks All the Rules, and It Works
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Music Reviews: Big Band Blues and Jazz from Swingadelic, Jim Waller Big Band, Ian Charleton Big Band
Three recent albums are muscling the big band jazz tradition into the new decade, each in its own way.
Read More » -
Music Reviews: An ‘Ultimate’ Edition of John Lennon’s First Major Solo Album, Plus Al Stewart’s ‘Year of the Cat’
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Music Reviews: Three Stops at the Doo-wop Shop, Plus Maia Sharp and Ted Russell Kamp
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Book Review: ‘A Land Like You’ by Tobie Nathan
'A Land Like You' by Tobie Nathan is a wonderful and magical love story that brings an era and a country to life in beautiful detail.
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Book Review: ‘The Wild Fox of Yemen’ by Threa Almontaser
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Music Reviews & More: Hope Dunbar, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Wild & Blue, the Dinallos, and Allen Ginsberg
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Family Game Review: ‘Hide ‘N Cheek’ from Big G Creative
'Hide ‘N Cheek' from Big G Creative updates the classic “shell game” to a new and fun take on memory and visual coordination.
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Game Review: ‘Words Over Easy’ from Winning Moves Games
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Card Game Review: Wrath Expansion for Draconis Invasion from Keji